For singers 55+!! NO AUDITIONS!! Afternoon rehearsals!!  Encore Creativity for Older Adults, the nation’s largest and fastest growing choral organization for singers 55+, is coming to NYC!   Our NYC&nbs...

Melbourne International singers Festival June 7-10, 2013   Stunning Showcase Concerts Headline Exciting New Festival!   The School of Hard Knocks Institute is proud to present the first Melbourne International singers Festival featuring a s...

William Byrd (1543-1623) Emendemus in melius Emendemus in melius quae ignoranter peccavimus; ne subito praeoccupati die mortis, quaeramus spatium poenitentiae, et invenire non possimus. Attende, Domine, et miserere; quia peccavimus tibi.  Baruch, Cha...  moreWilliam Byrd (1543-1623) Emendemus in melius Emendemus in melius quae ignoranter peccavimus; ne subito praeoccupati die mortis, quaeramus spatium poenitentiae, et invenire non possimus. Attende, Domine, et miserere; quia peccavimus tibi.  Baruch, Chapter 3, Verse 2 Versus:Adjuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, et propter honorem[gloriam] nominis tui libera nos.  Psalm 78, Verse 9a Let us amend for the better in those things in which we have sinned through ignorance;  lest suddenly overtaken by the day of death, we seek space for repentance, and be not able to find it. Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy: for we have sinned against thee. Verse:Help us, O God of our salvation, and for the honour [glory] of thy name deliver us.  Psalm, 78, Verse 9a This noble and deeply-felt penitential motet proper to the first day [Ash Wednesday] and the first Sunday [Quadragesima] of the Lenten season is one of the very finest such works from the golden age of English polyphonic music. It comes from the Cantiones Sacra...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In open-access Choirs (which don’t audition), you often find one or two singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...

Choir singing in Lebanon and the Arab countries has become more popular during the last years. New Choirs are being implemented all around Lebanon: in schools, universities, and all kinds of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Choir NETWORKIN...  moreChoir singing in Lebanon and the Arab countries has become more popular during the last years. New Choirs are being implemented all around Lebanon: in schools, universities, and all kinds of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Choir NETWORKING is the next step to promote and develop choral singing internationally and in Lebanon and the Arab world. It is also the best way to share Choir arrangements and encourage Lebanese composers to work for Choirs. Build a network between the Lebanese Choirs Promote and develop Choir singing in Lebanon Encourage Lebanese composers to write for Choirs Create links between Lebanese Choirs and International Choir Organizations Introduce the Arab Music to foreign Choirs and International Choir organizations  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about getting feedback from singers and Choir leaders. But not all feedback is equal.   Feedback can come in many forms: speech, wr...

This lovely anthem by the German composer, conductor and pianist Otto Goldschmidt (1829 - 1907) was made famous by its regular inclusion at the Advent Carol Services at St John's College, Cambridge under the direction of the late Dr George Guest. This ...  moreThis lovely anthem by the German composer, conductor and pianist Otto Goldschmidt (1829 - 1907) was made famous by its regular inclusion at the Advent Carol Services at St John's College, Cambridge under the direction of the late Dr George Guest. This performance was recorded on 5th December 2010 in the Harvey Nichols Espresso Bar in Leeds' magnificent Victoria Quarter in the first of St Peter's singers' now-traditional annual series of Sunday evening carol concerts there. The Choir is directed by Dr Simon Lindley, its Music Director since the singers' formation in June 1977. More information about St Peter's singers, including details of forthcoming concerts, recitals and liturgical performances, may be found on the Choir's website http://www.stpeters-singers.org.uk and on its Facebook group page 'St Peter's singers of Leeds'. https://www.facebook.com/groups/111143267532/  less

An Easter Song composed by Ikoli Harcourt Whyte on April 1956. This rendition is by Friends of St. Val (FSV) and the Joint Christian Choirs.

http://igg.me/at/stpeterssingers William Harris's peerless setting of John Donne's poem "Bring us, O Lord God" is the inspiration behind an exciting and innovative project gathering pace in Leeds this summer. We're planning to perform and record a program...  morehttp://igg.me/at/stpeterssingers William Harris's peerless setting of John Donne's poem "Bring us, O Lord God" is the inspiration behind an exciting and innovative project gathering pace in Leeds this summer. We're planning to perform and record a programme of modern sacred music in the fabulous space and acoustic that is Leeds' Victoria Quarter. We are appealing to as many people as possible to participate in the project by giving whatever they would like, in return for a reward or perk. It's quite a good way of pre-ordering the CD! please visit link: http://igg.me/at/stpeterssingers "Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening, into the house and gate of heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence but one equal music; no fears nor hopes but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings but one equal eternity; in the habitations of thy Glory and Dominion, world without end. Amen." John Donne (1572-1631) ...    less

Greater Love Hath No Man - John Ireland Performed by the Abbeydale singers on their 25th anniversary concert, at St. John's Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, 16th July 2011. See http://www.abbeydalesingers.org.uk for more details.